Despite disagreement among historians concerning the origins of the Cold War, many of them have come to accept the post-revisionist interpretation that

A.

Both countries helped to create an atmosphere of tension and suspicion that touched off the cold war

B.

The United States initiated the Cold War when it intervened in the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917

C.

The Soviet Union was merely responding to the military aggressiveness of the United States

D.

The Soviet Union's demand for reparations from Germany at the end of World War II was the most obvious origin of the Cold War

E.

The creation of the Warsaw Pact was an unneeded act of Soviet aggression

2.

"Soviet Communism is like a fluid stream which moves constantly, wherenever it is permitted to move, toward a given goal . . . American foreign policy must be that of the firm and vigilant containment of Russia . . " Which of the following people is the above statement associated with?

A.

George F. Kennan

B.

Joseph McCarthy

C.

George Marshall

D.

John Foster Dulles

E.

Dwight Eisenhower

3.

Above all other reasons, policy makers supported the Marshall Plan because they

A.

Had a humanitarian concern for the European people

B.

Feared that Europe would remain an economic drain on the United States if not quickly rebuilt

C.

Desired a strong European market for American goods

D.

Feared that the shaky pro-American governments in Western Europe might fall under communist control

E.

Worried that a revitalized Japan would threaten American trade

4.

One major purpose of the Taft-Hartley Act was to

A.

Urge an end to the Korean War

B.

Promote human rights abroad

C.

Place an embargo on trade with communist nations

D.

Limit the power of labor unions

E.

Provide reforms of the campaign finance system

5.

In the election of 1948, the "Dixiecrats" bolted the Democratic party because

A.

They objected to Truman's slow and ineffective domestic policies

B.

They wanted to nominate Dwight D. Eisenhower to be the Democratic candidate instead of Truman

C.

They resented Truman's confrontational stand against the Soviet Union

D.

They rejected the New Deal philosophies of the Fair Deal

E.

They disapproved of Truman's proposed civil rights bill

6.

In his crusade against domestic subversion, Joseph McCarthy used all of the following means except

A.

Boldly claiming to have a list of known communists working in the American State Department

B.

Intimidating most of the people opposing him

C.

Claiming that the Democrats had been responsible for "twenty years of treason"

D.

Producing conclusive evidence that several federal employees had communist ties

E.

Badgering witnesses and ruining established careers

7.

The mood of the American people during the 1950s was shaped by

A.

Concern over the need for civil rights and the lack of social justice

B.

Problems of the inner-city poor and concern with the environment

C.

Booming national prosperity and the continuing struggle against the expansion of communism

D.

A declining birth rate and the growth in the number of Social Security recipients

E.

A belief that communism was no longer a viable threat

8.

Effects of the launching of Sputnik included

A.

Protests about excessive government spending

B.

The growth of the antiwar movement

C.

A loss of credibility for the scientists of the Soviet Union

D.

Tax cuts that were meant to stimulate a faltering economy

E.

Calls for more funding for science education in America

9.

Within the suburban family, many affluent women experienced all of following pressures except

A.

An enormous cultural emphasis on family life

B.

A demand by their husbands that they be employed

C.

A heavy external and internal demand to concentrate on their domestic duties

D.

An increased isolation from the workplace

E.

The belief of many husbands that it was demeaning for a wife to be employed

10.

In The Lonely Crowd David Reisman argued that

A.

Young people were on the verge of a violent rebellion

B.

Americans were becoming too concerned about what others thought of them

C.

The "military-industrial complex" was dominating the American economy and cultural values

D.

Elderly Americans were being ignored by the government when it came to issues of social justice

E.

The plight of Native Americans should become a major focal point of American politics

11.

The term "massive resistance" was a slogan and policy most closely associated with

A.

John Foster Dulles and his new policy concerning communism

B.

Thurgood Marshall and support for the decision in Brown vs. Board of Education

C.

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

D.

Orval Faubus and Southern opposition to the decision in Brown vs. Board of Education

E.

Rosa Parks and her decision not to give up her bus seat

12.

Eisenhower's secretary of state, John Foster Dulles

A.

Continued to support the Truman administration's containment policy

B.

Announce a new policy of "massive retaliation", threatening the use of nuclear weapons to counter communist aggression

C.

Did not want the United States to become involved in foreign alliances

D.

Proposed a series of summit meetings between Eisenhower and Soviet leaders to improve relations between the two nations

E.

Supported a return to traditional isolationism rather than internationalism

13.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was designed to

A.

Install voluntary voting codes in the South

B.

Ensure voting rights of blacks

C.

Provide blacks equal access to public accommodations

D.

End discrimination in employment

E.

All of the answers above

14.

The tenets of the philosophy of "black power" led to all of the following developments except

A.

The fostering of racial pride

B.

The attempt to exclude sympathetic whites from the movement

C.

The emergence of the Black Panthers

D.

The consolidation of civll rights organizations

E.

An increase in young people choosing radical alternatives

15.

A positive effect of the Cuban Missile Crisis was

A.

The negotiation of a treaty to ban atmospheric nuclear weapons testing

B.

Khrushchev's replacement by a more reform-minded leader

C.

The slower development of nuclear weapons by the Soviets

D.

The destruction of the Berlin Wall

E.

Johnson's reduction of defense spending

16.

The American commitment in Vietnam increased substantially when

A.

President Eisenhowed sent military forces into combat to aid Diem

B.

President Johnson asked for ans Congress approved of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

C.

President Nixon initiated "Vietnamization"

D.

President Kennedy sent the Special Forces into Vietnam

E.

President Truman ordered an attack of North Vietnam

17.

Public opinion turned radically against the Vietnam War after the

A.

United States began to bomb North Vietnam

B.

Communists captured the capital of South Vietnam

C.

American troops invaded North Vietnam

D.

Viet Cong launched the 1968 Tet Offensive

E.

Diem regime collapsed due to corruption

18.

The violence outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago resulted from

A.

A race riot in the Southside of Chicago

B.

Demonstration against the Vietnam War

C.

The nomination of George Wallace

D.

The acceptance of the Kennedy and McCarthy war planks in the party platform

E.

The refusal of Johnson to drop out of the race

19.

All of the following statements about the emergence of rock and roll music as a part of the 1950's popular culture are

A.

It rejected black musical traditions

B.

It drew on country and western music traditions

C.

It was aided by television programming

D.

It grew as radio stations began to change formats from live programming to recorded music